Window-fixture.



J. A. & P. HAAS.

WINDOW FIXTURE. APPLICATION FILED APB.21,,1910.

970,814. Patented Sept. 20, 1910.

WITNESS ES INVENI'OHS M rim/w v Hm Y J/ u j scribed and then WINDOW-FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 20, 1910.

Application filed April 21, 1910. Serial N 0. 556,725.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, (1) Josnrn A. I-IAAs and FREDOLIN HAAs, citizens of the United States of America, residing at (1) Pittsburg and (2) West Apollo, in

the counties of 1) Allegheny and (2) Westmoreland and tate of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Window-Fixtures, of WlllC1 the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in window fixtures, and relates more particularly to a curtain and shade pole bracket and support.

The object of the invention is to provide a bracket for conveniently and effectively supporting the curtain ole and the shade pole in a durable and e ective manner.

The invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter specifically dearticularly claimed, and in describin the invention in detail reference will be liad to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and wherein like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the diiferent views, in which I Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a window equipped with our improved fixture, Fig. 2 is an enlarged view in front elevation of one of the fixtures, Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of the same, Fig. 4 is a detail View in perspective of one of the curtain securing members, and Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross sectional view on the line 5-5, of Fig. 4.

The curtain and shade support comprises a plate or bracket 1 provided with an extension and furthermore provided with apertures 2 to receive securing screws or other means for fastening the bracket to the window frame 3. Mounted in the extension of the plate 1 near the upper end thereof is a button or boss 4, provided with a centrally threaded aperture to receive the extendin threaded inner end of a supporting rod 5, outwardly at right angles to the window frame and provided on its outer end with a suitable knob 6. This rod 5 carries the support for the curtain pole 9, the sup port being preferably formed of two pieces of wire 7, each piece being coiled on the rod 5 and bent to form the supporting arms 8 between which the pole 9 is received. The coils of the wire are adapted to engage the rod 5 with sufficient friction so that the pole supports will remain in the position to which they are removed, being capable however of adjustment along the rod 5 so as to accommodate different diameters of curtain poles 9. Each bracket is also provided with a slot 10, which receives the headed stud 11 carried by the sheet bracket 12. The slot 10 is enlarged adjacent one end so as to permit placing the bracket 12 in position, and one of the brackets 12 as is the usual practice is provided with an opening 13, whereas the other of said brackets will be provided with a slot (not shown) so as to support the shade roller in the usual and well understood manner.

The curtain is suspended from the pole by means of a plurality of resilient split bands 14 provided at their ends with clamps 16 which engage the curtain 15. Each of the clamps consists of a body portion having its inner end bent at right angles to provide a grip and its outer end bent at right angles to provide a finger piece. The grip portions of one of the clamps oppose the grip portions of the other of the clamps and the curtain is held between said gripping portions. Each of the clamps is provided with a pair of oppositely-disposed connecting lugs 18 which are formed by roviding each clamp with a pair of slits 1 and with the material bet-ween the walls of the slits depressed inwardly to provide the lugs 18. The lugs 18 extend through slots 19 formed in the band 14. By pulling outwardly upon the outer ends of the clamps 16 the split bands are separated so as to release the gripping portions of the clamps from the curtains 15.

While we have herein shown the preferable embodiment of our invention, it will be obvious that various slight changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit thereof.

WVhat we claim is A curtain and shade fixture comprising a bracket adapted to be secured to a window frame, said bracket having a vertically-disposed portion, a button mounted in said vertically-disposed portion and provided with a threaded aperture, a rod provided at one end with a plurality of threads and at its other end with a knob and having its threaded end engaging the threads of the button whereby angular in contour, said arms having the the rod 1s connected to the bracket, said rod lower portlon extending toward each other disposed at right angles With respect to the and constituting a curtain pole support.

bracket, said bracket formed With a slot, a In testimony whereof We afiix our signa- 5 headed stud mounted in said slot, one end of tures in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

said slot being enlarged for the removal of JOSEPH A. HAAS.

the stud, a shade roller support connected to FREDOLIN HAAS.

said stud, and a pair of Wires coiled upon lVitnesses:

the rod and adjustable thereon and each MAX H. SRoLoVITz,

10 having a depending arm substantially tri- K. H. BUTLER. 

